Risk & Uncertainty

Identify uncertainty, assign responses and make risk decisions explicit.

• A risk we recorded has now happened. What changes?Risk becoming an issue
• Our risk register is long, but nobody acts on it. How do we fix that?Risk log without ownership
• People confuse risks with problems that already exist. How do we separate them?Risk-issue confusion
• The team rates every risk as high. How can we prioritize?Undifferentiated risk assessment
• Nobody wants to own a risk outside their department. Who should take it?Cross-boundary risk ownership
• How should we handle a risk we cannot prevent?Unavoidable exposure
• Our contingency budget is being used for extra features. Is that acceptable?Contingency misuse
• A low-probability risk could be catastrophic. How do we assess it?Severe low-frequency exposure
• The risk response itself creates a new risk. What should we record?Secondary risk
• How do we recognize a risk early enough to act?Missing risk triggers
• The sponsor says discussing risks is negative. How should I present them?Suppressed risk transparency
• We only record threats. Should opportunities be included?One-sided uncertainty management
• How often should we review project risks?Static risk review cadence
• Several small risks share the same cause. How do we manage them?Correlated risk exposure
• Our risk estimates are guesses. Can they still be useful?Weak risk evidence
• A risk owner left the organization. What should happen immediately?Orphaned risk responsibility
• Can insurance or a contract transfer all project risk?Overstated risk transfer
• What should we do when a previously accepted risk becomes larger?Outdated risk acceptance
• How do we close a risk properly?Unsupported risk closure
• We discover the same risk in every project. How do we stop repeating it?Uncorrected systemic risk